Blowtorch attachment for ladle tables



Oct. 18, 1949. M. l. SZULERECKI BLOWTORCH ATTACHMENT FOR LADLE TABLESFiled Nov. 6, 1946 IN VEN TOR. [Var/1 f :fiu/wwkz' ATTDRN EYE PatentedOct. 18, 1949 BLOVVTORCHA-TTACHMEN T FOR' LADLE TABLES Martin I.SiulereckL'Sauk Rapids, Minn..

Application November 6, 1946, Serial N0. 708,1.67"

1 Claim. (Cl. 126-240) 1. My present invention relates to aladle-support for a blow-torch"- adapted" especially for use as anattachment to liquid. fuel burners or heaters' of thehand-torch orportable -blow-torch type. The attachment of my inventionxis capable ofinstallationon standard types.- of blow-torches that include a holderfor a soldering-iron, and in equipping a blow-torch withmy-ladle-supportor table,.the soldering iron isremoved, and :the ladle is substitutedand heldbythe means for attaching the table or support to the.blowtorch;

By the-utilization of my attachment, the ladle issupported on theblew-torchin position for heating and melting the selectedemetal,andzthe portable torch with its attachment may: with facility beemployed for pouring the molten metal from the supported ladle.

The primar object of the invention is the provision of an attachment orappliance of this type that consists of a minimum number of parts thatmay with facility be manufactured at low cost of production, and whichparts may with convenience be assembled, adjusted, and installed for usewith a blow-torch or similar appliance, without necessity for skilledlabor, and with accuracy and convenience.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements ofparts, and in the means for attaching these combined parts to ablow-torch or the like, as will hereinafter be described, and morespecifically set forth in my appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention in connection with a blow-torch,wherein the parts are combined and arranged in accord with one mode Ihave devised for the practical application of the principles of myinvention. It will, however, be understood that changes and alterationsare contemplated and may be made in these exemplifying drawings,mechanical structures, and installation, within the scope of my claimswithout departing from the principles of the invention.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing in dotted lines a portionof a standard type of blowtorch, equipped with the attachment of myinvention, and also showing in dotted lines a ladle supported inposition for heating, and for pouring the molten metal.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the attachment of my invention; and

2V Figure 3 :is: an end'lelevation 1 of theattach ment asseen fromth'elright in Fig. 1;.

In order that the general arrangements-and. utility of parts ;ma readilybe understood; I

have shown by' dottedczlines, inuFig; v1 asportionr of a standard type:of portable-e gasoline blow. torch including the fuel;tank;.formingsaabasei-By; the upright fuel supply. pipeF.rising;frtunzithei= tank, and the horizontally1disposedutorchdIbupon:which the usual holder:Hris;mountedzitozholdc a conventional solderingiron. In equipping-the: blow torch with the attachmentiofrmy finventionthe soldering iron is removedaand there-.- fore not illustrated in thedrawings; andiazladle: having a pouring. pot" or rbowl :Ir. and: handle:A is substituted for the-soldering iron;

The' handle AQf-the-u-Iadle .-is..held or retained; by the holder Hwhich is threaded into a socket of a boss C which is rigid with the topface of the torch, and this holder for the ladle is also utilized asmeans for attaching the ladle support over and parallel with the torchT.

By means of my attachment the bowl L is supported directly in front ofthe torch to receive the blast for heating the metal within the bowl,and the portable blow-torch is manipulated by hand for pouring themolten metal from the bowl.

The appliance of my invention includes a circular open-center,preferably sheet-metal, supporting plate or ring-shaped table I, havingan interior edge-notch 2 to accommodate the pouring spout S of the ladleL, and a radially extending, integral, attaching blade or arm 3 having alongitudinally extending slot 4.

This open-center supporting plate or ringshaped table is mounted abovethe torch T, and secured thereto by means of the holder H which isthreaded through the slot 4 of the arm 3 and firmly fixed on thesocket-boss C of the torch. As shown, the bowl of the ladle fits neatlyinto the open center table and the handle A of the ladle is retained bythe holder H; and the slotted attaching arm 3 may be utilized inadjusting the bowl with relation to the torch for effective heating ofthe contents of the bowl of the ladle.

For bracing the outwardly projecting table, a sectional longitudinallyadjustable, and obliquely disposed brace is provided, which includes aleg or sheet metal plate 5 having an angular foot 6 that is fashioned atits outer edge with a notch l for engagement with the fuel feed pipe Fof the blow-torch; and this metal plate is fashioned with alongitudinally extending slot 8 for co-action with a complementary plate9 forming an arm of the adjustable brace.

The slidably adjustable leg 5 and arm 9 are fixed in adjusted positionby means of a headed screw bolt Ill passed through a hole in the arm andthrough the slot 8 of the leg 5, and a clamp nut I I, preferably of thewing type, is utilized for locking the arm and the leg in adjustedposition.

As best seen in Fig. 1, the arm 9 of the brace is fashioned with a bentor hook-shaped head I2, and a screw bolt [3 is passed throughregistering holes in the head and the table I for rigidly fastening theadjusted brace to the ladle table.

The attachment may be applied to the blowtorch for use by a right-handcraftsman, or by a left-hand craftsman, by first removing the brace fromthe table and then by turning over and reversing the relative positionof the table, so that the notch 2 for the spout S will be at theopposite side of the center line in Fig. 3. In this reversed positionthe brace may again be attached to the table, and the table and braceaflixed to the blow-torch for use therewith in supporting the ladle.

By means of the slotted attaching arm 3 of the table and the adjustablebrace or bracket 5-9, it will be apparent that the device may be fittedwith facility to a blow-torch or the like to locate the ladle in desiredposition for effectively heating the contained metal, and the wholestructure may skilfully be manipulated for pouring the molten metal.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

In an attachment for supporting a ladle in heating position over aportable blow-torch, the combination with an open-center ring shaped 4table adapted to receive the bowl of the ladle, of a slotted arm rigidwith the table, a holder for the handle of the ladle coacting with saidslotted arm for attaching said arm to the blow-torch, an angularlydisposed bracing arm with a hookshaped head bolted to said table, saidbolt passing through said hook-shaped head, a slotted adjustable legsecured to said angularly disposed bracing arm, and securement means forsecuring said slotted adjustable leg to said angularly disposed bracingarm, said means including a threaded bolt and a wing nut, said slottedadjustable leg being provided at its other end with an angular foothaving a notch for engagement with said torch.

MARTIN I. SZULERECKI.

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